§ 16-129. Offenses and penalties.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in a parking place for persons with disabilities unless there is displayed on the driver's side of the dashboard or hung from the rearview mirror of the parked vehicle a valid unexpired parking permit for persons with disabilities or unless there is attached to the vehicle a specially designated license plate for disabled veterans or other disabled persons authorized under O.C.G.A. § 40-6-222(d) and unless such person is the person to whom such permit or license plate was issued; the person to whom such permit or license plate was issued is a passenger in the vehicle; or such vehicle is being used for the transportation of disabled passengers on behalf of the institution to which such permit was issued.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in a parking place for persons with disabilities except for the purpose of allowing a disabled person to enter or get out of such vehicle while in such parking place. However, nothing in this subsection shall prevent an ambulance or emergency vehicle from stopping in a parking place for persons with disabilities.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person or institution, other than one to whom a parking permit for persons with disabilities or specially designated license plate for the disabled is issued, to make use of a handicapped parking permit or specially designated license plate for the disabled. It shall be unlawful for any person to use a parking permit for persons with disabilities for any institutional vehicle other than the one for which the permit has been issued.

(d)

No person shall park a vehicle so as to block any entrance or egress ramp used by the persons with disabilities on public or private property.

(e)

Any person violating subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00.

(Code 1978, § 17-79)